diff --git a/host-plumbum.yml b/host-plumbum.yml
index 6530a6c..d9aa737 100644
--- a/host-plumbum.yml
+++ b/host-plumbum.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         nfs_host_exports:
           - directory: "/srv/nfs/backup"
             hosts: "*.n39.eu"
-            options: rw,sync,no_subtree_check
+            options: rw,sync,no_subtree_check,no_root_squash
           - directory: "/srv/nfs/ephemeral"
             hosts: "*.n39.eu"
-            options: rw,sync,no_subtree_check
+            options: rw,sync,no_subtree_check,no_root_squash